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WSIS Forum 2013, 13-17 May
Open Consultation Process - Official Submission Form, Deadline
21 January 2013,Room H, ITU, Geneva
ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP welcome all WSIS Stakeholders to
the WSIS Forum 2013. WSIS Forum 2013 will be held from 13 to 17 May
2013 and will provide structured opportunities to network, learn
and to participate in multi-stakeholder discussions and
consultations on WSIS implementation. This event builds upon the
tradition of annual WSIS May meetings, and its new format is the
result of open consultations with all WSIS Stakeholders.
The WSIS Forum 2013 will be hosted by ITU and will take place at
the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Remote Participation
will be an integral componentof the Forum details on both onsite
and remote participation will be availablesoon. Onsite participants
can network with each other using the imeetyouatWSISForum social
networking platform.
Open Consultation Process Registration Remote Participation
Calendar Practical Info Session Formats
WSIS Overview
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a unique
two-phase UnitedNations (UN) summit that was initiated in order to
create an evolving multi- stakeholder platform aimed at addressing
the issues raised by information and communication technologies
(ICTs) through a structured and inclusive approach at thenational,
regional and international levels. The goal of WSIS is to achieve a
common vision, desire and commitment to build a people-centric,
inclusive and development-oriented Information Society where
everyone can create, access, utilizeand share information. The UN
General Assembly Resolution 56/183 (21 December 2001) endorsed the
holding of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in
two phases. The first phase took place in Geneva from 10 to 12
December 2003 a
nd the second phase took place in Tunis, from 16 to 18 November
2005. In 2003, the number of participants was 11,000 representing
175 countries and in 2005 thenumber of participants was more than
19,000 representing 174 countries. Since then, a cluster of
WSIS-related events was held on an annual basis. In 2009, the
cluster of WSIS-related events was rebranded as WSIS Forum.Geneva
Phase: 10-12 December 2003
The objective of the first phase was to develop and foster a
clear statement ofpolitical will and take concrete steps to
establish the foundations for an Information Society for all,
reflecting all the different interests at stake.
Nearly 50 Heads of state/government and Vice-Presidents, 82
Ministers, and 26 Vice-Ministers from 175 countries as well as
high-level representatives from inter
national organizations, private sector, and civil society
attended the Geneva Phase of WSIS and gave political support to the
Geneva Declaration of Principles and Geneva Plan of Action that
were adopted on 12 December 2003. More than 11,000participants from
175 countries attended the Summit and related events.
Full texts of the Geneva Declaration of Principles and Geneva
Plan of Action
More on the first phase of WSIS
Tunis Phase: 16-18 November 2005
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The objective of the second phase was to put Geneva's Plan of
Action into motionas well as to find solutions and reach agreements
in the fields of Internet governance, financing mechanisms, and
follow-up and implementation of the Geneva and Tunis documents.
Nearly 50 Heads of state/government and Vice-Presidents and 197
Ministers, ViceMinisters and Deputy Ministers from 174 countries as
well as high-level representatives from international
organizations, private sector, and civil society attended the Tunis
Phase of WSIS and gave political support to the Tunis Commitmentand
Tunis Agenda for the Information Society that were adopted on 18
November 2005. More than 19,000 participants from 174 countries
attended the Summit and related events.
Full texts of the Tunis Commitment and Tunis Agenda for the
Information Society
More on the second phase of WSIS
WSIS Forum
Building on Para 109 and Para 110 of the Tunis Agenda for the
Information Society, WSIS Forum is organized each year, hosted by
the ITU and co-organized by ITU,UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP.
Information on previous forums is available here.
WSIS+10 Review Process
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) outcome
documents and the UNGeneral Assembly Resolution 60/252 resolved to
conduct an Overall Review of theImplementation of the WSIS Outcomes
in 2015.
More information
Contact the WSIS Team
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Telecommunication UnionPlace des Nations
1211 Geneva 20Switzerland
E-mail: [email protected]: +41 22 730 5111Fax: +41 22 730
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